The OB/Gyn floor at Dewitt community hospital at Ft. Belvoir was an eye opening experience for me as it was the first unit I have been on that had more advanced practice nurses than physicians. I was apprehensive at first as I already have one strike against me for being male (sorry, but I have had lots of interesting past experiences). However, I have never felt more like a team member amongst the OB/Gyn staff in both the clinic and on the L&D deck. While paired up with different preceptors I was encouraged to be a provider (under close supervision) and thus I performed: NST's, AFI's, well-woman visits (paps, bimanuals), placement of intrauterine pressure catheters, and performed an artificial rupture of membranes. All of this was in the first week and I still have one more to go. Hopefully the learning curve will continue to be steep and challenging. This is certainly the right environment to be sending us to.